Marion Post Office expansion fronts downtown site debate
Marion weighs site options for a new post office to meet projected 10 year needs. Postal officials consider downtown parcels near East Union Street and Illinois 13, with current space at 4,121 square feet and a planned 9,429 square foot facility. Local merchants oppose moving to Illinois 13, while city actions include annexing Rusty Spur site and renewing a water plant maintenance contract. A university extension office on Reeves Street faces traffic and parking concerns, with a zoning hearing set for July 2. SIEG seeks more law enforcement support from area towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cathy A. Monroe
Southern Illinois
U.S. Postal Service
Marion
Robert L. Butler
Butler
Postal Service
Eugene Kisker
Illinois 13
East Union Street
Tower Square Plaza
Albert Vanhorn
Vanhorn
Kisker
Carbondale
Wolohan Road
Robert
Alice McKinney
Honeywell Corp
University of Illinois Cooperative Extension Service
E. Reeves St
Zoning Board of Appeals
Thelma Malone
United Way Withholds Funds From Parenthood Unit
At Carbondale a United Way board voted to withhold 1500 due to Preparation for Parenthood amid legal and financial troubles. IRS liens totaling 5417 and a city lawsuit over back rent and eviction are being addressed. agency charter reinstatement and fiscal controls are planned while funds will not cover pending liens or suits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Woolf
Illnoisan
Carbondale Social Service
Carbondale
United Way
Parenthood
Don Strom
Secretary of State
Preparation For Parenthood Board of Directors
Emma C. Hayes
Jackson County
Gloria Thomas
Elizabeth Byrnes
Ms. Thomas
Springfield
Thomas
Illinois Family Planning Council
IFPC
Preparation For Parenthood
Rain brings backyard pool joy to Dailey brothers
Neal Scott Dailey eight and his eleven year old brother Earl Ray celebrate rainfall by using a yard ditch as a swimming pool on their rural Murphysboro property. Their father Earl Dailey notes the scene as the boys revel in the fill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neal Scott Dailey
Earl Ray
Murphysboro
Neal
Earl Dailey
Herrin reduces liquor fee proposal
Herrin mayor proposes a scaled down liquor license package with a 1000 dollar base fee plus a 3 dollar per member clause, and an 850 dollar beer and wine license, aiming for July 13 council action while maintaining earlier Sunday openings. Flooding complaints persist on North 17th Street as residents demand action. other items include parking limits downtown, animal control, and a July 4 holiday schedule.
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Theresa Churchill
Southern Illinoisan
Herrin
Donald Swinford
William Bonali
Effingham
Marion
Johnston City
Benton
West Frankfort
Pinckneyville
du Quoin
Herman
Babes
Garavalla
Harry Crompton
Edward Quaglia
Bonali
Paul Francis
Swinford
North 17Th Street
Toni Markovitch
Kane Drive
Clemy Starnes
Dolly Colombo
James Pursell
Troup 16
David Duncan
Public Works Department
Victor Ritter
Herrin Park
Herrin Street
City Hall
Bunny Bread stays in Anna top officer says
The Bunny Bread president, Jack Lewis, says the company has no plans to move from Anna Illinois despite discussions about shifting some jobs to Sikeston Missouri after acquiring Hart's Bread. He notes the Hart's Anna store will not reopen and cites Illinois workmen's compensation and unemployment laws as worries.
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Bunny
Anna
H.B. Koplowitz
Southern Illinoisan
Bunny Bread
Illinois
Jack Lewis
International Brand
Hart’s Bread Bakery
Sikeston
Hart’s Bread
Murphysboro
Marion
Anna Bakery
Lewis
Hart
Hart’s
Woman alleges sex discrimination in Marion Police hiring
Jill Blus a 21 year old former Marion Police Department dispatcher has filed a charge of sex discrimination alleging a male candidate with no experience was hired after her layoff. The Illinois Department of Human Rights notes Williams favored a good Republican and a man citing concerns over women officers and alleged an affair. Blus seeks reinstatement back pay and legal costs, meeting set to settle, with possible court action if unresolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cathy A. Monroe
Southern Illinoisan
Marion
Miss Blus
George A. Williams
Illinois Departmentaf Human Rights
Williams
Human Rights Department
Robert L. Butler
Commission
Police Department
Human Rights Commission
Twin Movie Theaters Proposed in Herrin Plan
Herrin Mayor Donald Swinford outlines formation of a local corporation to build twin movie theaters in downtown Herrin. He seeks about 10 charter members and $500 per share to raise $50,000, aiming for a $200,000 project with a Jan 1 completion goal and potential job creation for the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theresa Churchill
Southern Illinoisan
Herrin
Donald Swinford
Herrin Chamber of Commerce
Swinford
Herrin Opposes Temporary Illinois 148 Closure Plan
Herrin City Council joined neighboring communities in opposing IDOT plans to close Illinois 148 for up to two years during bridge replacement. The vote urged opposition due to potential business losses and higher travel costs from a Freeman Spur detour as IDOT weighs a $422,000 Freeman Spur road widening versus a $355,000 one lane detour option in a $2.1 million project.
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Theresa Churchill
Southern
Freeman
Illinois
Zeigler
Christopher
Herrin Chamber of Commerce
IDOT
Herrin
District 9 Idot
Carbondale
Illinois 148
Big Muddy River
Pond Creek
Freeman Spur
Big Muddy
Ritter
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Southern Illinois Enforcement Group
SIEG
Jackson
Williamson
Union
Perry
Tyler Young
Preparation For Parenthood Board
Joe Jines
Ment
Steve Cannon
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